Registered Psychiatric Nurse - Adolescent Mental Health - Clayton

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About the Role

This is an exciting and rare opportunity for a qualified and experienced Mental Health Nurse to work within the Infant, Child and Youth Area Mental Health & Wellbeing Service, at our Stepping Stones Adolescent Inpatient Unit.

This is a Full-Time or Part-Time Ongoing role, based at Monash Children's Hospital.

About Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health & Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHS)

ICYAMHS provides a range of mental health services to infants, children, adolescents, youth and their families within the Southern Region.

The organisational and clinical model has been developed to provide mental health care that is flexible and responsive to the individual and developmental needs of the infant-to-youth population and their families. As such, this model supports the provision of integrated mental health care for young people, guided by consistent, service-wide protocols and principles of care.

About Stepping Stones Adolescent Inpatient Unit

The Monash Children's Stepping Stones Adolescent Inpatient Unit is a 15-bed inpatient and five-transition (day) bed unit that offers care for adolescents aged 12 to 18 from the broader ELMHS. The Adolescent Unit offers mental health interventions to adolescents who present with acute and severe mental health problems and associated high-risk factors, and who have difficulty maintaining their own safety and the safety of others.

About You

You are an experienced Mental Health Clinician with expertise in youth and adolescent mental health, including adolescent mental health nursing and milieu therapy. You have strong communication skills and work effectively with young people, families, and multidisciplinary teams.

You will collaborate across the Infant, Child and Youth Area Mental Health & Wellbeing Service, provide shift-by-shift leadership within the unit, and contribute to the leadership team at Stepping Stones.

You Are Also

• Well respected and highly regarded by peers and colleagues.
• Exceptional in communication and superior time-management skills.
• Genuinely passionate about mental health and nursing management.
• An advocate of Monash Health's Strategic Guiding Principles.

What You Need

• Registered Nurse with current registration with AHPRA.
• Postgraduate Mental Health Nursing qualifications, or relevant mental health nursing endorsement.
• Extensive experience within a mental health setting, ideally within an adolescent/youth mental health setting.

In Return

• A purpose-built inpatient unit located within Monash Children's Hospital.
• A leadership team fostering high-performing talent and career progression.
• Access to salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and other staff benefits.

For a confidential discussion and to explore this opportunity further, please reach out to Mallory Leal, Nurse Manager, on 0414 587 689 or Matthew Parker on 0400 144 884

Position Description can be found here

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How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the 'Application Guide'

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

Applications close 18 November 2026